(1) A person
desiring to provide firearms training pursuant to T.C.A. §§
38-8-116
and
38-8-123,
shall obtain certification as a private firearms instructor by meeting the
following requirements:
(a) Requirements for
Certification
1. An applicant shall have at
least five (5) years of experience as a certified fulltime law enforcement
officer or an equivalent combination of education and experience as determined
by the Commission;
2. An applicant
shall successfully complete a forty (40) hour instructor development program
and/or any equivalent combination of education and experience as determined by
the Commission; and
3. An applicant
shall have successfully completed a minimum of forty (40) hours of certified
training in the specialized area having been approved by the
Commission.
4. Any exceptions to
the above requirements shall be approved by the Commission.
(b) Application for Certification
1. A person seeking certification shall
submit an application for Private Firearms Instructor in such form as the
Commission may require;
2. An
applicant shall submit a complete lesson plan in the specialized
area;
3. An applicant shall submit
a Certificate of Completion of a forty (40) hour instructor development
course;
4. An applicant shall
submit a Certificate of Training in the specialized area(s); and
5. An applicant shall submit a certification
fee of ten dollars ($10).
(2) Denial, suspension, or revocation of
instructor certification may be considered by the Commission for the following
reasons:
(a) An instructor's employment is
terminated for reason(s) detrimental to the law enforcement
profession;
(b) An instructor fails
to prepare properly and deliver adequate instruction; or
(c) An instructor falsified or omitted
information required on an application for certification or on a supporting
document.
(3) An
instructor's certification will automatically expire if the holder of the
certification does not instruct within two (2) years.
(4) Unless otherwise provided above, the
Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in T.C.A. §§
4-5-301
to -502, governs all matters and procedures concerning the hearing and judicial
review of any contested case for the suspension or revocation of an instructor
certification.
